Terrain Overview
Walk Overview
Alfred Wainwrights Outlying Fells Guide book documents this climb in conjunction
with The Knott as an 8.75 miles walk taking 6 hours. In my opinion, that is a walk
that requires a high level of "fell fitness" and those who do it have my utmost
admiration. Generally speaking, there are no technical difficulties to this walk
and there are some intermittent good paths mixed in with large areas of boggy
ground and brambles. The summit has a fine cairn and provides wonderful views.
On the A565 heading towards Waberthwaite a narrow minor road on the right
(Fell Road). Roughly half a mile there is parking space FOR ONE CAR ONLY
on the right hand side which lies just 30 yards or so from the start of the walk
On the other side of the road roughly 30 yards south follow a sign post for
Biggert Mire down the Farm track
Setting off down the track. Easy walking to start with
As you approach the Farm entrance swing right to start out on the
open fell side track
This is the gate you need to go through. Have a word with the locals first !!
The continuation of track
From the path, looking left towards todays objective ... Stainton Pike.
The track overall is quite sketchy but generally leads left across moorland
Looking north towards the Wasdale Fell range from the track
The Knott and Stainton Pike from the track
Mid way across the moor land and the track becomes more easy to follow
Approaching Rowantree Force waterfalls. At this point the track starts
to climb a bit more steeply
At the point wher you reach the fenceline, turn right and follow it
upwards as it climbs steeply over the top of the water falls
The upper reaches of Rowantree Force from the fenceline
Towards the top of the raise a gate on the left appears which we initially
went through, however it is more difficult to cross Rowantree Gill.
This is more easily achived by turning left after you have passed the gate
Once you have crossed the Gill, its probably easier to now keep to the
fenceline as it swings left and climbs up towards Fox Crags
At the highest part of the raise a large boulder and wooden plank
assist greatly in gettting over the barbed wire fence to head towards
the top of Fox Crags on your left
Having scaled the top of Fox Crag the route up to Stainton Pike is now
very straight forward walking across fairly easy ground
Sue and Spud on the summit of Stainton Pike. Click here for a 360 degree view
Looking towards The Knott from the summit
Looking over Holehouse Tarn towards Yoadcastle from the summit
Looking across to the Coniston Fells from the summit
